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| What Next? 21/08/2013 at 02:17 #48689 | |
BarryM
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Read Barry Barry, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Log in to reply |
| What Next? 21/08/2013 at 04:37 #48690 | |
Jezalenko
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As we say in Australia - "Tell 'em they're dreaming!"
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| What Next? 21/08/2013 at 04:50 #48691 | |
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pilotman
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Looks like they stole the idea from Isambard to me - smacks of the "Atmospheric Railway"
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| What Next? 21/08/2013 at 05:22 #48692 | |
GeoffM
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" said:Looks like they stole the idea from Isambard to me - smacks of the "Atmospheric Railway"The idea is even older than that! British inventor in New York back in 1812 allegedly. SimSig Boss Log in to reply |
| What Next? 21/08/2013 at 08:18 #48696 | |
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pilotman
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" said:" said:Looks like they stole the idea from Isambard to me - smacks of the "Atmospheric Railway"The idea is even older than that! British inventor in New York back in 1812 allegedly. Interesting article Geoff, (which I had not seen!). One bonus point for Isambard though, in that his railway used conventional carriages and rails, piston driven. Part of the roadbed is still in use I believe. Log in to reply |
| What Next? 21/08/2013 at 10:28 #48705 | |
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kbarber
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" said:<lots of snip> Oohhh, you'll be in trouble when the Gas Works Railway lobby see that :lol: Log in to reply |
| What Next? 21/08/2013 at 19:10 #48723 | |
nroberts
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[Original news article] An of course, green little men will come and help push the "train" along! The article says absolutely nothing of how this will be accomplished. Great news reporting! Log in to reply |
| What Next? 22/08/2013 at 00:25 #48747 | |
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vontrapp
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What about this: http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/198436/milngavie-bennie-railplane/rcahms Log in to reply |
| What Next? 22/08/2013 at 07:15 #48750 | |
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Forest Pines
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" said:" said:My usually-reliable memory tells me that the London & Croydon Railway also tried the "Brunel" atmospheric system (it wasn't actually an IKB invention, although its success rate was roughly as high as his other mechanical engineering projects). The L&C nowadays is much, much more in use than the Gas Works Railway (Undersea Division).<lots of snip> The names Clegg & Samuda ring a bell as the inventors of the atmospheric railway. Look it up before you quote me. Log in to reply |
| What Next? 22/08/2013 at 12:01 #48766 | |
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maxand
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Interesting post, thanks. As far as I'm concerned, anything that doesn't burn brown coal (particularly Australian brown coal) is a step in the right direction. No matter what the means of propulsion, projects like this depend on advanced tunnelling methods. It's said the US has really advanced tunnelling technology, used at present mostly by the military, and long underground high speed tunnels are not unrealistic any more. Only one thing I couldn't work out from the diagrams - do the passengers face backwards or forwards? Backwards would be safer in the event of a sudden stop. Log in to reply |
| What Next? 22/08/2013 at 12:05 #48768 | |
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clive
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There's a detailed history of atmospheric railways on my web site.
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